One day in February 1990, accompanied by relatives, an elderly man with white hair traveled from Heilongjiang to the 38th Army garrison in Baoding, Hebei Province. When he saw someone visiting, the guard at the door came to ask the old man what was going on, and the old man did not answer immediately, but only told the guard that he had to meet the leader. The guard felt that the old man should have something serious to do, so he took the old man into the reception room and called the xie officer of the army. Seeing the person in charge coming, the old man's expression became excited, trembling and swaying forward, tightly holding Xie Guan's hand and saying, "I have come to check my identity, I am a martyr 40 years ago!" Everyone present was astonished, and then the old man took out a disability certificate and a textbook from the cloth pocket he was carrying, pointed to a text on the textbook and said, "This is me!" Officer Xie took the disability certificate and textbook, looked at it carefully and was shocked, and immediately shook the old man's hand and asked: "Everyone thinks you died on the battlefield, where have you been all these years?" "Who the hell is this old man?" How did the martyrs, who had already been written into textbooks, miraculously "resurrected"? What did he go through? Why did he have to come from Heilongjiang?
Li Yu'an
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"My name is Li Yu'an, and I am Li Yu'an of the 3rd Company of the 335th Regiment."
The old man is a martyr who has "sacrificed" for 40 years, named Li Yu'an. And all these stories originated from the song-and-tear war to resist US aggression and aid Korea. That year Wei Wei that one
"Who's the Cutest Man"
Selected textbooks,
The protagonist of the article is 13 martyrs of the volunteer army, including Li Yu'an.
Their heroic deeds on the Korean battlefield and their sacrifice for the country have touched and inspired countless Chinese sons and daughters.
Pine Bone Peak fierce battle
Li Yu'an's hometown is in front of Taiqian in Henan, where his family has been farming for generations, and the sunrise is sunrise and the sun is in and out. Later, when the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, many areas of the land of China were occupied by the Japanese invaders, who burned and plundered everywhere, and the people did not have a good life. The fields can't go on,
16-year-old Li Yu'an began to work in the northeast.
Later, after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan and the withdrawal of the Japanese from the northeast, Li Yu'an thought that he could finally end his turbulent and displaced life and cultivate the land with peace of mind
The Kuomintang intended to impose dictatorial rule on the country and engaged in a civil war with the Communists.
In order to achieve peace and stability in the country and allow yourself to live a stable life,
Li Yu'an joined the People's Liberation Army of China,
Start fighting with the troops. During the Liberation War, Li Yu'an successively participated in many battles, such as the Battle of Siping, the Battle of Western Liaoning, the Battle of Crossing the River, and the Battle of Pingjin, from the icy northeast to Guangxi, where he had never been before, showing bravery and making many military achievements.
Korean
After the founding of New China, a civil war broke out in Korea, and in order to seek their own interests, the Western powers formed a United Nations army headed by the US military to "stir up trouble" on the Korean Peninsula. Although China at that time had just stabilized and was in the midst of a hundred wastes waiting to be revived, even the old ancestors understood the principle of cold lips and teeth, not to mention the Communist forces that had experienced hundreds of battles. The Central Committee has long seen the great ambitions of the invaders lurking under their skins, and knows that if they do not let them know that China has undergone complete changes and is no longer the weak country that was left to be slaughtered, the next mainland bordering Korea to be invaded for no reason will inevitably be the mainland bordering North Korea. therefore
The state put forward the slogan of "Resisting US Aggression and Aiding Korea, Defending the Motherland and Defending the Country", and formed the Chinese Volunteer Army to go to the Korean battlefield to fight with the United Nations army. Li Yu'an also followed the troops on a journey to a foreign country.
However, what he did not expect was that just over a month after arriving in North Korea, he encountered a fierce battle and almost lost his life in Huangquan.
The story takes place in the Second Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Volunteer 38 Corps
Because the battle was unfavorable in the first battle, he was scolded by the commander for being a dog and bloody head, so he began to sum up the lessons learned, worked hard, and at the beginning of the second battle, relying on the physical strength and willpower beyond ordinary people,
It took only about 14 hours to march 72.5 kilometers and seize the Sansoli area on the Pyongyang Highway.
The U.S. troops on the opposite side were driven into the encirclement circle drawn in advance by the volunteers, and the Datong River Bridge behind the three houses was blown up, successfully blocking the route of the confluence of the U.S. troops and the southern reinforcements.
The Volunteer Army to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea charged forward
After the battle, the 38th Army was humiliated, and the soldiers began to shout loudly."
Long live the 38th Army
This unit also has a mighty nickname, "Viva Army."
Li Yu'an was in this "Long Live Army," a deputy squad leader of the third company of the first battalion of the 335th regiment of the 112th Division of the 38th Army.
The 335th Regiment is the elite unit of the 38th Army, which just shined in the "Flying Tiger Mountain Sniper Battle" of the first battle in early November, and was not afraid to face the armed forces of more than 10,000 people of the United Nations Army, directly eliminating more than 1,800 people on the other side, capturing hundreds of people, forcing the United Nations army to retreat, becoming a meritorious unit.
On November 30, 1950, Lee's troops received orders to go to the area around Songku peak and intercept the Ninth Regiment of the U.S. 2nd Division to prevent them from fleeing to the UN headquarters to the south.
It was a cold winter month, and the 38th Army had just spent a very short time crossing the snowy mountains, crossing the icy Qingchuan River, and arriving at the designated place for recuperation, and everyone, including Li Yu'an, was exhausted. However, in order to stop the retreating enemy troops, they still raised their spirits and engaged in a fierce battle with the well-equipped American troops in front of them.
Li Yu'an's three companies were stationed
Songkuo Peak, although it is only a small and inconspicuous hill in northern Korea, is located at the throat of the southern part of the Pyongyang Highway, which is the only way for the US military to retreat to the south, and its strategic location is very important.
No sooner had they reached the right place than the three companies had time to dig trenches and build fortifications, so they confronted the American troops who had hurriedly fled to this side. Seeing that there was only one company of troops stationed on the side of the Volunteer Army stationed at Songkuo Peak, and the equipment was still very backward, the US army did not hesitate to launch an offensive, and countless cars, tanks and infantry rushed towards Li Yu'an.
Volunteer sniping
There were only more than a hundred people in the three companies, and the number of people was very different, but fortunately, there were still some machine guns, artillery, and bazookas, which were all pulled into position by the company commanders, and the remaining soldiers used their weapons to aim at the American troops who rushed up one by one, taking advantage of their condescending superiority to snipe. By this approach, they are there
In just four hours, it repelled four U.S. chargebacks and eliminated more than three hundred enemy troops.
But there were no fortifications, and the three companies themselves suffered heavy losses, and after four battles, the positions were full of the bodies of comrades-in-arms, and the rest of them were wounded, with large and small wounds on their bodies.
However, at this time, the battle at Songkuo Peak was not over, the three companies were more than half damaged, and the US troops on the opposite side still had a lot of living forces and heavy weapons. The soldiers of the three companies were still struggling to support themselves, but the American troops who were anxious to retreat were ready to make a quick decision, after all, they were afraid that the large troops of the volunteer army would come to support. The U.S. military began to mobilize heavy weapons, and soon, more than 30 aircraft, 18 tanks, and dozens of howitzers were quickly transported to Songkuo Peak, and at the sound of an order,
The U.S. military began to carpet the area and even used petrol bombs to completely annihilate the volunteers.
Pine Bone Peak Sniper Battle (oil painting)
Gasoline burned fiercely on the position, and the entire Pine Bone Peak turned into a sea of fire. But the splashing shrapnel and the hot fire did not make the soldiers of the three companies give up, they still clenched their weapons in their hands, and fought tenaciously with the enemy in the sea of fire. Four hours later, the U.S. army still did not take loose bone peak, but the three companies also paid a huge price for this:
The bullets were exhausted, the shells were exhausted, and the positions were strewn with corpses.
The only people in the whole company who could stand up were Li Yu'an, the deputy company commander, the correspondent and several other soldiers, a total of 6 people, and the rest were either sacrificed or seriously injured.
Seeing that there were few volunteers left, the U.S. army once again launched a charge at Pine Bone Peak, and there were no weapons available
The soldiers of the three companies began to use the butts of their rifles and bayonets to carry out "white-knife battles" with the enemy, fighting to the death. The bayonet also rolled the blade, and he fought with stones and his own flesh and blood, and fought with the enemy closely.
In this way, under the desperate insistence of the soldiers of the three companies, the US troops on the opposite side have not been able to break through from the Pine Bone Peak, and the large troops have gained more combat time and annihilated the retreating US troops one by one.
By the time Wei Wei and the others arrived at Songkuo Peak with their supporting troops, there was no longer a single living soldier on the position, and some of the soldiers of the Three Companies even maintained their cold and stiff bodies at the time of death, pinching the necks of the American troops deadly. This tragic and tragic scene makes people cry,
Wei Wei searched for the names of the three companies of warriors in the relevant materials, but only found thirteen.
He recorded the names of these thirteen heroes, including Li Yu'an, and wrote a commemorative essay, which is familiar to everyone
。 Later, this article was selected for inclusion in the language textbook, which was not withdrawn until 2001, and the names of these fighters were also known and praised by the people of the whole country.
Li Yu'an has also become a "martyr" in everyone's impression.
Li Yu'an survived
But at the beginning of the article, we know that Li Yu'an himself is living well, so how did this big oolong cause it? There are two main reasons behind this.
First of all, because the Battle of Songbone Peak was very tragic at that time, under the fierce artillery fire of the US army, many volunteer soldiers were broken legs and feet, and later after the petrol bomb explosion, many soldiers of the three companies were buried in the sea of fire, and the corpses were also burned beyond recognition, and over time, they were entangled with the surrounding ashes, rubble, shrapnel, etc. And the soldiers who cleaned the battlefield could not sort out and identify at all, and could only bury them on the spot.
Li Yu'an was seriously injured before, his chest was pierced by bullets, his head was also stoned during the bombing, and he lost too much blood and headaches, causing him to pass out on the battlefield.
The follow-up fighters may have thought that he had died, so they put together the bodies of him and his comrades and erected a monument.
Pine Bone Peak Sniper Battle
But Li Yu'an was really blessed, and after seven or eight hours he slowly woke up. Driven by the desire to survive, Li Yu'an climbed out of the mound with strong perseverance and dragged his injured body down the Pine Bone Peak. At the bottom of the mountain, Li Yu'an could not hold on and passed out on the side of the road again, but fortunately, because it was close to the Pyongyang Highway, a group of North Korean soldiers just passed by, they rescued Li Yu'an, took him back, and when he was awake, he was sent to the nearby volunteer garrison.
Because the wounds were too serious, the volunteer field hospital was limited in conditions and unable to do anything, so they flew him back to the hospital in the country.
Li Yu'an, who returned to China, advanced to a general hospital, but he did not expect that because the time dragged on too long, the gunshot wound in his chest was seriously infected, and his condition deteriorated sharply, and the doctors of this hospital were helpless. But the troops still refused to give up on the hero who had managed to recover a life on the battlefield, so they transferred him again
The First Army Hospital of the Central South Military Region
Conduct specialist consultations.
After careful examination, experts said that Li Yu'an is now very dangerous, and his gunshot wound may cause sepsis later, and the medical staff of the First Army Hospital quickly operated on Li Yu'an, and finally snatched him back from the ghost door. afterward
Li Yu'an recuperated in the Army Hospital for three months, and after eight surgeries before and after, his condition gradually improved.
Volunteer soldiers were treated
The second reason is li yuan's approach later. When hospitalized
Mr. Lee never mentioned his exploits to anyone, nor did he reveal his identity to the hospital, they only knew that he was a seriously wounded man who had come down from the Korean battlefield.
After recovering from his injuries, Lee wanted to return to the Korean battlefield again, but was stopped by the doctor, who said that his body had fallen into a lot of disease and was not suitable for fierce fighting.
Later, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was victorious, there were few people left in the three companies, and the volunteer troops all returned to China one after another for rectification, and Li Yu'an did not know how to contact his former comrades-in-arms, and he also felt that his physical quality was not as good as before, even if it was
Returning to the army is also a trouble, so I simply took the "Disability Certificate" and changed jobs in the local area.
It is precisely because he has been recuperating in the hospital and later directly retired from the army, he does not know what happened on the battlefield, nor does he know that he was written into the article by Wei Wei and became a hero and martyr who sacrificed his life for the country.
However, at that time, Li Yu'an did not know the forgivability, but did he not know anything about it for 40 years? The comrades who participated in the Battle of Songkuofeng became well-known combat heroes with texts and reports, and Li Yu'an also read the texts, why did he not stand up until now? Is it because the land is stuffy and the news is blocked?
Li Yu'an and his comrades-in-arms
Not really.
As early as 1964, Li Yu'an already knew that he had become a "hero and martyr".
That year he came to the county town to do business, actually
Unexpectedly met his comrade-in-arms Wang Jiuhai, who had fought together on the front line,
Both were surprised to see each other that the other was still alive, and the predatory soldier of the year held his head and cried. After crying for a while, Wang Jiuhai broke into laughter and told him that he and others had always thought he had died, and that he had participated in the memorial service held by the army for him, and that he was posthumously honored as a combat hero and written into the textbook.
After learning of this incident, Li Yu'an found his daughter who was still in school after returning from the county town and asked her to read to herself the text "Who is the most lovely person". Listening to the names, places, and battle scenes described in the text, Li Yu'an determined that the person described above was himself. After reading the article, the young daughter asked her father very curiously: "Daddy, is the hero Li Yu'an written here you?" Li Yu'an was silent for a moment, touched his daughter's head and said:
There are more people with the same name and surname under the sky, not me.
But in fact, his heart was already sour, and he turned his head and shed two lines of hot tears.
He didn't admit it in front of his family, let alone other times. Neighbors knew he had been a soldier, but
Whenever someone asked him if he was Li Yu'an, the hero of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he always shook his head in denial, saying only that he just happened to have the same name.
He also never wrote about his family's poverty when he was a child, and later joined the army and participated in the War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, without mentioning his specific merits.
Li Yu'an and Wei Wei met
Why would he choose to do this? Throwing one's head on the battlefield and spilling blood to make military achievements and making contributions to the country and the people is something to be proud of, isn't it? Later, a reporter once asked Li Yu'an the reason, and he also replied: In fact, his idea is very simple.
Compared with other comrades who died in Songkuling and left their bodies in a foreign country forever, he was lucky enough.
After retiring from the army, he wanted to live a quiet life, spend the rest of his life with his family, did not want to trouble the country, did not want to be disturbed; as for those who got
Honor, fame, and so on, are all earned in the past, and after leaving the army, he will take out the previous things and say that he relies on the old man to sell the old man and "eat the old money", and he cannot open this mouth.
Knowing that the country has not forgotten himself and publicized his deeds to this day, he is already very satisfied, and he has sacrificed so many fighters to resist the United States and aid Korea, some of them are even smaller than him, and they have made greater contributions than him.
Li Yu'an came out of the mountain
After leaving the hospital, Li Yu'an went to Xinglong Town, Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province, because he worked in Heilongjiang to "make a living" when he was young, and he was familiar with it. Since then, he has been working in the grain storehouse, working as a guard, load supervisor, custodian, processor and inspector. Among them, the inspector is the hardest, he is responsible for supervising a scale, and there are hundreds of millions of pounds of grain in hand every year. But this is also the longest job he has done, for 20 years, because he has been conscientious, never favoring anyone, and never taking advantage of the country. Someone gave him tobacco, alcohol, and property to bribe him, and he was never moved.
The local people praised him as a "fair scale". Because of his serious work, he has also been rated as an advanced worker and a model worker many times.
Li Yu'an called grain
However, during this period, Li Yu'an still did not tell anyone that he was the "martyr" Li Yu'an in "Who is the Most Lovely Person", and did not ask the government for a needle and a thread. Even if the conditions in his home are average,
At the beginning, the 6 children were all supported by his salary of more than 50 yuan, and life could not be said to be hard, but it was by no means rich.
So why is it that more than 40 years later, Li Yu'an, who has been incognito for so long, chose to come to the 38th Army garrison in Baoding, Hebei Province, and tell his true identity when he was a long time old? Did the old hero encounter any difficulties?
The timeline was transferred back to the beginning of the article, and Officer Xie quickly reported Li Yu'an's situation to the superior leaders, who personally came to receive Li Yu'an. After careful verification and review, they determined that the old man they saw was Li Yu'an, the deputy squad leader of the first battalion and three companies of the 335th regiment of the 112th Division of the former 38th Army.
It is the "martyr" of the Chinese volunteer army who has sacrificed for 40 years!
Li Yu'an and the leaders of the 38th Army
After further inquiry, I learned that
The old man came this time for his son.
It turned out that Li Yu'an's younger son had listened to his father talk about various things in the army since he was a child, and he also wanted to join the army and serve the country and protect the people like his father did in those years. However, the number of places to enlist in the army in each place is limited, and although Li Yu'an's young son's conditions are up to standard, he is not the best, and he has not been selected for several years. Seeing that the age is about to exceed the requirements, the family is in a hurry, and Li Yu'an finally has no choice, planning to break the principle he has insisted on for forty years and return to his old unit, the 38th Army, for help
Let his son also serve in the 38th Army, and the father and son are in the same line.
Looking at the heart of Li Yu'an's old hero who loves his son and his younger son's enthusiasm for the country, the soldiers of the 38th Army are also full of emotions, and finally agreed to let this heroic descendant who aspired to join the army from childhood enter the troops of the 38th Army under special circumstances.
The sacrificed combat hero "came back from the dead", and the good news spread throughout the country, and at this moment Li Yu'an's younger son truly understood that his father, who was ordinary and diligent but somewhat slashing, was actually the fighting hero Li Yu'an who was born and died for the country and the people in Songbone Peak in North Korea. After that, Li Yu'an became the focus of the whole country, and various journalists and organizations came to him, and flowers and honors poured out to him, but he was old
The old man remained as simple and sober as ever, and after his son enlisted in the army, he never asked the army or the state for anything, and all the support and care was turned away
Even when the troops invited him to give a report, he went easily and returned cleanly.
Li Yu'an returned to the old troops
On January 10, 1997, Li Yu'an really left, writing in his suicide note: "
Return my honor to the country, which belongs to all comrades who died on the battlefield.
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epilogue
Who is the cutest person? Not a delicate and lovely girl, not a brilliant star, but a strong and great soldier like Li Yu'an, who dedicates everything to the motherland and the people and spills his blood for the safety of the country.
They are not only the loveliest people in the war years, but also the loveliest people in the peace times, and they are real heroes.
A nation with hope must not lack heroes; a country with a future must have countless pioneers. We must remember the selfless dedication of heroes, inherit their spirit, be brave to be pioneers, and strive for the glorious future of the motherland!
Statue of Lee Yu An
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He was the hero of the Battle of SongKuei Peak, and "came back from the dead" forty years later, just to let his son join the army